Die Bf.

English translation: Beschwerdeführerin = complainant, appellant, petitioner

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German term or phrase:	Die Bf.
English translation:	Beschwerdeführerin = complainant, appellant, petitioner
Entered by:	Leslie Nelman

17:34 May 8, 2001

German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)

German term or phrase: Die Bf.

This appears several times in a jurisprudence text. Ex:
Die Bf. kann eine Verletzung ihres Grundrechtes aus Art. 14 I 1 GG geltend machen, da sie als Lizenznehmerin, soweit die Lizenz reicht, Dritten gegenüber gem. S. 15 II ParG in das ausschliessliche Benutzungsrecht des Patentinhabers einrückt.
What does Bf. stand for, and/or why feminine singular, if there is any reason?
TIA.

Parrot KudoZ activity Questions: 1398 (2 open) (8 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 10565 Spain
Local time: 06:42

Beschwerdeführerin = complainant, appellant, petitioner

Explanation:
Is your appellant or complainant a company (Gesellschaft)? That would explain the feminine gender as well as would a female complainant..

Selected response from:

Leslie Nelman
Local time: 21:42

Grading comment

Thanks. The corporate identity of the appellant is never made clear, but I simply supposed it.
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Summary of answers provided

Beschwerdeführerin = complainant, appellant, petitioner

Leslie Nelman

complainant

Ulrike Lieder (X)

Bf = Beschwerdeführerin = Appellant

Elise Hendrick

plaintiff

gangels (X)

Answers

8 mins

Beschwerdeführerin = complainant, appellant, petitioner

Explanation:
Is your appellant or complainant a company (Gesellschaft)? That would explain the feminine gender as well as would a female complainant..

Kirchner, Abk�rzungsverzeichnis der Rechtssprache
Romain, Dictionary of Legal and Commercial Terms

Leslie Nelman
Local time: 21:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks. The corporate identity of the appellant is never made clear, but I simply supposed it.

11 mins

complainant

Explanation:
Bf., acc. to Duden, WB der Abkürzungen, is Beschwerdeführer (among many other possibilities, but Beschwerdeführer would seem to fit right in with your context). Also see the reference below.
Beschwerdeführer - complainant, appelannt, remonstrant, petitioner or person making a complaint
[Romain]

Why fem. sing.? – I would suspect that the preceding/surrounding text refers to a company (Firma), espec. since the overall context seems to point to a licensee.

Eine gegen dieses Urteil von der Beschwerdeführerin (Bf) erhobene Verfassungsbeschwerde (Vb) hat die 1. Kammer des Ersten Senats des BVerfG nicht zur Entscheidung angenommen.
www.rws-verlag.de/presse/2bvfgp77.htm

HTH

Duden, W�rterbuch der Abk�rzungen
Romain, WB der Rechts- und Wirtschaftssprache

Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20

6 hrs

Bf = Beschwerdeführerin = Appellant

Explanation:
Complainant is generally synonymous with a plaintiff in civil litigation. "Beschwerde" in German law is one of several possibilities for APPELLATE review. "Beschwerdeführerin" refers generally to a person who has initiated a "Verfassungsbeschwerde" (Constitutional appeal), i.e. "appellant".

BVerfGG
Reference: http://dejure.org

Elise Hendrick
United States
Local time: 00:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

10 hrs

plaintiff

Explanation:
This is the formal legal term in the US. (Complainant is more general and would not be used in court cases)

gangels (X)
Local time: 22:42
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 249

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